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Bears coach Ben Johnson’s typically subdued during his postgame press conferences.
In the minutes before, though, he’s something completely different, huddling his team in the locker room and leading them in a cheer after they win.
After Sunday’s 47-42 win against the Bengals, Johnson acknowledged just how insane the path was to victory after the Bears blew a 14-point lead in the final two minutes. But the Bears were 5-3 at the halfway point of the season, something he was proud of.
“I know it wasn’t (freaking) pretty,” he said.